Environmental exposure to toxins in the air, water or certain chemicals can increase the risk of ill health effects, including to the human brain.
Environmental exposure to toxins in the air, water or certain chemicals can increase the risk of ill health effects, including to the human brain.
Now, new research has shown even brief exposure with a common weed killer can cause lasting damage to the brain, which may persist long after any direct exposure ends.
In the new study, Arizona State University researcher Ramon Velazquez and his team demonstrate that exposure to an active ingredient in weed and grass killers, called glyphosate, can result in significant brain inflammation, and increase the risk of neurodegenerative disease and Alzheimer’s-like effects.
Read more at: Arizona State University
